When I realized this song was playing on the internal soundtrack this morning, I was faced with the task of remembering who performed it. For some reason, I thought it was the Fall.

I was tempted to just let it go, but the phrase, “Do you know where I’m coming from? / Bang the drum,” just wouldn’t get out of my head, so I decided to go looking for the song.

When I found it, on the excellent compilation album What’s Up Matador? I discovered the reason for my erroneous assumption.

The song, “Bang the Drum,” is from Railroad Jerks, who shared a U.S. label the Fall for a time, and on What’s Up, Railroad Jerk’s punctuated punk sounds vaguely Fall-ish. More importantly, it follows the Fall’s “Hey Student” on the CD.

No wonder the song is associated with the Fall in my foggy brain.